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    Category: Staff & Volunteer Life

    How Does a Ugandan Village Work?

    The LC Pyramid of Uganda For a remote village on the edge of Uganda it is as important as it is for any town to…

    Tom 21 December 2021

    Congo Nile Trail — Hooray, Out of the Way!

    For me, 2021 has been a period of getting things out of the way. Primarily among them: the terabytes of video footage that had been…

    Miha 16 December 2021

    What Should I Expect in Terms of Cultural Shock?

    Culture shock is expected, and even welcome, when you exchange a life in the West for a dive into African life. But your culture shock will inevitably…

    Matyas 23 November 2021

    Get To Know Rwanda’s Twin Lakes With a True Muturage

    I am Rukundo, a Twin Lakes muturage from Gitare Village in Burera District. This is where I was born and grew up, all the 27…

    Rukundo 24 August 2021

    Little-Known Hiking Overnights in Southwestern Uganda

    I am Levi Ayebare, 28, and I have been working with Gorilla Highlands Experts on the Ugandan side of the region as a tecnico. This…

    Levi 12 August 2021
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    A Night Out with My Wife … or $100 Spent Changing a Life?

    The wind and wonder of discovery engulfed me as I held on to my motorcycle taxi driver, Kacumbe, the consensus king of boda boda drivers…

    Jon 23 July 2021
    1 Comment

    “What’s a Gay?” and Other Ugandan Sexuality Questions

    Weirdly enough, I didn’t sleep at all on the night of 31 May. I felt anxious, but I couldn’t put my finger on what exactly…

    Mari 11 June 2021
    3 Comments

    Many Happy Returns

    I’m Jon Lee, a consistent California connection, who has been writing, editing stories, and narrating videos for the Gorilla Highlands initiative for over a decade.…

    Jon 24 May 2021
    5 Comments

    My Lakeshore Covid Life: A Farewell Story (For Now)

    Hey you all, this is Brenda! As I am leaving Edirisa on Lake Bunyonyi — the place where Gorilla Highlands Experts originated from — after…

    Brenda 20 May 2021
    2 Comments

    Man of Many Hats Makes It Home at Last

    This is the sequel to Borderline Adventures that takes us deeper into Uganda and delivers me to my Lake Bunyonyi home… As fabulously fertile as…

    Miha 19 April 2021
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